Patent · US Expired

Windshield wiper

US6209166A · kind A · utility

9Cited by

5References

3Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

Klaus-Juergen Westermann · Malsch, DE
Eric Pollaris · Dransfeld, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 1999
Grant date	Apr 3, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60S2001/4032
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The windshield wiper includes a wiper blade (20), a holding clip (22) for holding the wiper blade (20) and an intermediate piece (28) for pivotally connecting the holding clip (22) together with the wiper blade (22) with different-sized wiper arms (12). The intermediate piece (28) is provided with a receiving area (42) for each different wiper arm. The receiving area (42) has different-sized receiving portions for the different wiper arms. The intermediate piece (28) includes two housing halves (32,34) connected in one piece with each other by an elastic member (36). This elastic member (36) consists of a tubular spring (38) extending around the intermediate piece and connecting the two housing halves, so that the two housing halves may be squeezed together or move apart.

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